Rodrygo, the Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, announced the death of his grandmother on Friday.
Rodrygo will know who to think of if he scores in Real Madrid’s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday next week at Wembley. The 23-year-old Brazilian international announced the death of his grandmother by posting a long text on Instagram on Friday afternoon.
“Hello grandmother, since I was little, one of my biggest fears was that this day would come, unfortunately it has come! It will be very difficult without you, but we will continue because that’s what you always taught us. Thank you for everything. Truly, I would never have gotten to where I am without all the care you gave me and I know that your joy has always been seeing me play and being happy since I was little. I will cherish all our good times, you have gone to rest and you are no longer in pain. These last two years of struggle, we have learned a lot from you and we have seen more and more of your strength. It brought our whole family so much closer together and I think you are very proud of it! »writes the Merengue, who says that his grandmother called him the day before to say goodbye…
Rodrygo, already 5 years at Real Madrid
Rodrygo Silva de Goes was particularly close to his grandmother. His father, a professional Brazilian D2 and D3 player (named Eric Goes), is only 39 years old and therefore had Rodrygo before he came of age. Rodrygo has also been a father for two years.
Spotted at Santos FC and recruited for 45 million euros in 2019, Rodrygo completed his fourth Madrid season with 19 goals and 11 assists in 56 matches and is currently at 17 goals and 8 assists in 49 matches before the last outing in La Liga against Betis, Saturday evening at the Bernabéu, and the LDC final.
